There are fifteen (15) National Highways (NHs) viz
NH-58, 72, 72A, 72B, 73, 74, 87, 87(Extn.), 94, 108, 109, 119, 121, 123
and 125 with an aggregate length of 2149 Kms in the State of
Uttarakhand.
This Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and
maintenance of National Highways and is not responsible for maintenance
of State roads including State Highways. Allocation of Rs. 200.97 crore
was made from 2009 to 2012 for maintenance of NHs against which an
expenditure of Rs. 150.45 crore has been incurred.
Expansion of National Highways network is a continuous process and is
taken up from time to time depending upon the requirement of
connectivity, inter se priority and availability of funds.
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